In 1986, Donruss was the hottest brand going thanks to the presence of a Jose Canseco Rated Rookie card, but Fleer wasnt far behind thanks to rookie cards of Canseco, Cory Snyder, Lenny Dykstra, Benito Santiago, Cecil Fielder, and many others. And thats where this eBay lot comes in a 36-count box of those three-packs. Thin cardstock, terrible photography, more errors than a Dick Stuart highlight reel, slightly self-indulgent card backs. Super cool, right? At the same time, collectors were having trouble filling their one-of-everything desires because 1984 Donruss was downright scarce and it was a really nice looking set for a change. This eBay lot of three 1983 Fleer rack packs gives you all of that awesomeness right in your face, and it doesnt even make you guess too much about what youll get. They often have fuzzy corners and creases, and, somehow, about a third of the 1982 Fleers Ive ever encountered have marker marks on them. And they look great. Let me know if you enjoy this sort of post so I know whether I should continue with new updates. Man, those were good days. Like someone fought them with his Sharpie light saber or tried to force them into being Topps or Donruss cards through creative will. And all that argues that this pack should be kept intact, just the way it is, forever. I didnt matter that the cereal tasted like Yodas refrigerator or that it coated your insides like blown-in insulation or that it caked in your teeth like Dog Chow in a German shepherd. Thanks for sharing some fun memories! The most popular card in the set doesn't show the intended player. User Agreement. Hobby only. So, yeah, lots like this one four unopened boxes of 1987 Donruss wax packs make my old man heart go pitter-patter and leaves me with drool pooled at my feet. #441-660 / Opening Day. Speaking of Bonds, his rookie card appears on two of these eight cello packs. 2023 Check Out My LLC, All Rights ReservedPrivacy Policy And what better way to have some fun than busting open a box of one of those funky Topps test issues risen from the nadir of the Junk Wax Era. Think I got the Yaz/Bench card, but dont remember the others for sure. - Teams Which Was Your Favorite Old-Time Baseball Cards Publica 1987 Topps Baseball Cards 25 Most Valuable R 1978 Topps Baseball Cards The Ultimate Guide, 1987 those who had access to 1987 Fleer baseball cards, 1981 Topps Baseball Cards Complete Your Set U-Pick (#'s 401-600) Nm-Mint, Here Come the All-Stars! The Opening Day set featured every player who was in the starting lineup for all 26 teams on Opening Day of the 1987 season. Still, how cool is it to see these unopened cello packs that have somehow remained sealed since they came off the grill four decades ago? Bonds Error Brand New $20.00 buddyss (4,461) 100% Buy It Now +$15.50 shipping Sponsored Nothing compelling enough to pull you away from your Godzilla action figure, though, so you toss the cards in the pile of Christmas Crap (TM). I remember those rack packs, and having my mom buy a couple for me when we were on vacation that summer. Which card is your least A card of Barry Bonds showing the picture of his Pirates teammate Johnny Ray was corrected very early in the press run, and supposedly less than two percent of the sets have the error. And so does the Will Clark rookie card, one of the iconic images of the decade. Why not just give us powerless video games? It was the 1963 Topps Pete Rose rookie that he shares with Al Weis, Pedro Gonzalez, and Ken McMullen. If you made it through the lean hobby years of the Topps monopoly, man, were you rewarded in 1981! The photo is colorful and sharp, and the Montreal colors look good inside the love-it-or-hate-it black border. Packaging | Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1987 Donruss Opening Day Baseball Complete Factory Unopened Set at the best online prices at eBay! The 1987 Donruss Opening Day set is comprised of 273 cards measuring 2-1/2" x 3-1/2" each. 1987 Donruss Opening Day Barry Bonds #163 Rookie Card RC Pirates Set Break, 1987 Donruss Roberto Clemente puzzle baseball card Opening Day Set insert, 1987 Donruss Opening Day 1-150 Baseball Singles Complete Your Set, 1987 DONRUSS OPENING DAY BASEBALL CARD SET SEALED, 1987 Donruss Opening Day Paul Molitor #54 Brewers, 1987 Donruss Opening Day Julio Franco Cleveland Indians, 1987 Donruss Opening Day Wade Boggs #181 Set Break, 1987 Donruss Opening Day #96 Will Clark San Francisco Giants PSA 9 Mint 22480316, 1987 Donruss Opening Day #148 Benito Santiago Padres PSA 9 Mint 19856328, Bert Blyleven 1987 Donruss OPENING DAY #226 PSA 10 GEM MINT! Click image for eBay listing (affiliate link). - Videos 1987 Donruss Opening Day card list & price guide. Let me know what you think, and Ill adjust as we go. - Contributors You ever had a batch of dry, hard pancakes and thought to yourself, Self, these pancakes taste like cardboard!? The box and packs are nice display pieces in themselves, and they showcase three of the sets All-Star/Hall of Fame denizens in Jim Rice, George Brett, and Fernando Valenzuela. Note: Baseball cards which featured a player who did not appear in a regular season game during the most recently completed season, do not link to their major league statistics. Hes upside down, too. This page was last updated: 02-Mar 04:51. And, if you dont like the cards, at least the listing gives you a new euphemism for well something. This eBay lot gives you all that history in a box a 1984Donruss wax box full of thirty-six 1984 Donruss wax packs. Copyright 1999- Especially one from the 1970s? You know, with its Tony Dorsett rookie card and its lineup of Hall of Famers like Walter Payton, John Riggins, Roger Staubach, Terry Bradshaw, and all the rest. We expected more and better in 1984, and, for the most part, the major manufacturers delivered. And, as luck would have it, Mattingly had a rookie card in that Donruss issue. Comments | Donruss took a unique approach with this issue as each card feat . Check Out Our eBay Store! Wax Pack Gods, 100 Most Expensive Magic The Gathering Cards Sold on eBay in the Last 30 Days, 1989 Upper Deck Baseball Cards 28 Most Valuable Wax Pack Gods. Better grab yourTums. A completely far-out unopened pack of these sweet squares (rectangles)! That has to be good right? Another oddball set from 1984, Topps Supers were exact replicas of the base card for each of the 30 players included in the set except huge. 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Even I, as jaded and homerish as I am, can admit the 1985 Donruss Pete Rose Expos card doesnt look all that bad from an aesthetic point of view. and Topps. And the box itself is a great display piece. If it werent for an all-time great Topps issue that spring, the 1983 Fleer set would have been at the top of the heap upgraded brown-gray borders, Super Star Specials, copious stats on card backs, and oooooooooophotos on card backs. 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Lot 13: 1987 DONRUSS OPENING DAY SET UNOPENED Sold: Log in to view Auctions By Moldenhauer October 24, 2021 LAPORTE, IN, US View more details More About this Item Item Overview Description THIS LOT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING UNOPENED DONRUSS OPENING DAY SET, DOES THIS SET HAVE THE RARE JOHNNY RAY BARRY BONDS ROOKIE CARD? I mean, just look at those gorgeous Topps rack packs, with Tom Seaver showing and Rick Sutcliffe showing and Fergie Jenkins showing and. As the decades have passed, the value of our baseball cards have ebbed and flowed, but something else has happened something amazing. Easy enough to cherrypick rack and cello packs, and even wax packs had theirproblems ever hear of resealing? And he hit like he was using a piccolo for a bat. About this item. Oh not before they also issued a combo career tribute card for Carl Yastrzemski and Johnny Bench (and one for Gaylord Perry and Rollie Fingers). Do you remember the first old rookie card to explode in popularity based on what was happening on the field? Prices are updated daily based upon 1987 Donruss Opening Day listings that sold on eBay and our marketplace. The late 1980s and early 1990s were fun but times in the hobby. Herein, youll find 94 unopened packs in total, ranging from four1976 Fleer Football Action Team Sticker wax packs to six 1993 Bowman Football Jumbo packs, with a few 2013 football packs tacked onto the end. And thats Schmitty there on the back, but facing out. I believe I bought about $10 worth.maybe 300 cards. Pitchers with 300 Wins and Their Baseball Cards! If you grew up collecting cards in the 1970s or 1980s, this thing will take you back like that! document.write(update); Something went wrong. Grading . - Card Rankings In particular, the Hernandez rookie card, which he shares with Phil Garner, Bob Sheldon, and Tom Veryzer is on the front of the pack. 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